Here's my answers:


24a. Church of the Transfiguration in Kihzi

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The Church of the Transfiguration

Inside the Transfiguration Church The Church of the Transfiguration
(Russian: Церковь Преображения Господня) is the
most remarkable part of the pogost. It is not heated and is therefore called
a summer church and does not hold winter services. Its altar was laid June
6, 1714, as inscribed on the cross located inside the church. This church
was built on the site of the old one which was burnt by lightning. The
builders names are unknown. A legend tells that the main builder used one
axe for the whole construction, which he threw into the lake upon completion
with the words "there was not and will be not another one to match it".

The church has 22 domes and with a height of 37 meters is one of the tallest
wooden buildings of the Russian North. Its perimeter is 20×29 meters. It is
considered that the 18-dome church on the southern shore of Lake Onega was
its forerunner. That church was built in 1708 and burned down in
1963.According to the Russian carpentry traditions of that time, the
Transfiguration Church was built of wood only with no nails.[7][8] All
structures were made of scribe-fitted horizontal logs, with interlocking
corner joinery - either round notch or dovetail - cut by axes. The basis of
the structure is the octahedral frame with four two-stage side attachments
(Russian: прируб, "prirub" from "rubit" meaning "to cut wood"). The
eastern prirub has a pentagonal shape and contains the altar. Two smaller
octagons of similar shape are mounted on top of the main octagon. The
structure is covered in 22 domes of different size and shape, which run from
the top to the sides. The refectory is covered with a three-slope roof. In
the 19th century, the church was decorated with batten and some parts were
covered with steel. It was restored to its original design in the
1950s.[3][9]

The church framework rests on a stone base without a deep foundation, except
for the western aisle for which a foundation was built in 1870. Most wood is
pine with spruce planks on the flat roofs. The domes are covered in aspen.

The iconostasis has four levels (Russian: четырёхъярусный)
and contains 102 icons. It is dated to the second half of the 18th - early
19th century. The icons are from three periods: the two oldest icons, "The
Transfiguration" (Russian: Преображение) and "Pokrov" (Russian:
Покров) are from the late 17th century and are typical of the northern
style. The central icons are from the second half of the 18th century and
are also of the local style. Most icons of the three upper tiers are of the
late 18th century, brought from various parts of Russia.

24b. I'd have to say it's a resistor too. Never knew Ducati was into
electronics...

24c. Drive mechanism in a projector


24d. Gas Lantern Burner

24e. I know what it is, but I ain't telling. But I will say that it's within
arms reach of most of you right at this moment.

23f. A Zippo lighter from the KGB

24g. Don't have a clue....

24_h. Don't have a clue on this one either...


Steve

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Subject: [TN] NTC: Friday quiz 24

Hi all between San Diego and Vladivostoc,
am not sure if my mails go through, have some gateway problem.

Try these mysteries, if you sit there, heavy and slow after been eating
through one week of seminars, or exhibitions. Or maybe opposite, you have
been jogging to and from job this week and are full of euforia. Or you have
had a fight with the tax guy. Or are plagued by a goat toe. Whatever you've
been in, imagine that a runner can make  1,500 meter  under 4 minutes, and
you need not more to solve this week's quiz. .....well, 24.a excluded
then...for the extraordinary fellow.

Inge

PS.  Don't know if Steve G is available for posting even this time.


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